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Research in Ningbo

Science Explorer records 28 research institutions in Ningbo, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Ningbo University, Ningbo University of Technology and Zhejiang Wanli University.

Research institutions
28
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
74k
▲ 108% vs 2018-21
Citations
838k
11.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Ningbo

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Ningbo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Ningbo UniversityUniversity 35,091 #380
2Ningbo University of TechnologyUniversity 7,811 #1,021
3Zhejiang Wanli UniversityUniversity 4,279 #4,141
4Ningbo University of Finance & EconomicsUniversity 1,638 #8,270
5Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili HospitalHospital / health system 1,493 #11,807
6Zhejiang Business Technology InstituteUniversity 1,409 #6,417
7Zhejiang Pharmaceutical CollegeUniversity 1,120 #9,294
8Ningbo PolytechnicUniversity 1,022 #6,673
9Ningbo City College of Vocational TechnologyUniversity 773 #13,166
10Ningbo College of Health SciencesUniversity 757 #13,404
11Ningbo Center for Disease Control and PreventionGovernment institution 705 #13,309
12Ningbo Product Quality Supervision and Inspection InstituteResearch facility 633 #16,784
13Ningbo Entry-Exit Inspection And Quarantine BureauInstitution 559 #19,126
14Ningbo Science and Technology BureauGovernment institution 541 #8,831
15Zhejiang Fashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity 459 #16,256
16Wanhua Chemical (China)Company 277 #19,174
17Xiangshan County First People's HospitalHospital / health system 261 #28,439 all time
18Ningbo Municipal People's GovernmentGovernment institution 228 #24,451 all time
19Ningbo Kangning HospitalHospital / health system 186 #19,141
20Ningbo Transportation Planning and Design Institute (China)Company 121 #34,506 all time
21Fotile (China)Company 62 not ranked
22Health Biomed (China)Company 61 not ranked
23China Ningbo International Cooperation (China)Company 42 not ranked
24Joyson Electronics (China)Company 24 not ranked
25InnoLux (China)Company 8 not ranked
26Ningbo Municipal Education BureauGovernment institution 7 not ranked
27Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Ecology and EnvironmentGovernment institution 4 not ranked
28China Port MuseumArchive 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Ningbo University: 58.9%Ningbo University of Technology: 13.1%Zhejiang Wanli University: 7.2%Ningbo University of Finance & Economics: 2.7%23 others listed: 18.0%59%largest
Ningbo University35k · 58.9%Ningbo University of Technology7,811 · 13.1%Zhejiang Wanli University4,279 · 7.2%Ningbo University of Finance & Economics1,638 · 2.7%23 others listed11k · 18.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Ningbo work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research in Ningbo is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (26%), Medicine (16%), Materials Science (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 17k fractional works · 56.5% of its workEngineering: 7,791 fractional works · 26.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,924 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1,158 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,109 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 625 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 534 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 441 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 430 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 332 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 289 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 254 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 246 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 199 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 151 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 90 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2,653 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1,424 fractional works · 4.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 398 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 370 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 270 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCeramics and Composites: 86 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 69 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2,209 fractional works · 7.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 668 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 643 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 245 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 199 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 125 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 106 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 67 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 156 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,390 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEcology: 260 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 197 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 194 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 174 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 158 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 150 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 93 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 72 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 92 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 737 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 321 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 154 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 147 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 74 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 645 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 269 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 179 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 83 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 531 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 488 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 288 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 95 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 84 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 109 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 262 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemical Engineering: 220 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 104 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 116 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 5,131 fractional works · 17.3% of its workMedicine: 4,735 fractional works · 16.0% of its workSurgery: 638 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 528 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 353 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 348 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 232 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 229 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 214 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 164 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 152 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 150 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 116 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 111 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 104 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 102 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 98 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 94 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 87 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 86 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 85 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 76 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 76 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 71 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 70 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 430 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 208 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 71 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 137 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 140 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 136 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 39 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 4,508 fractional works · 15.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2,318 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,423 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCancer Research: 284 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 184 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 98 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 70 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 199 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,106 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 404 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 239 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 197 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 80 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 72 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 498 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 169 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 126 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 96 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 106 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 491 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 417 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 95 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,250 fractional works · 11.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,070 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 373 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 176 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 94 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 91 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 336 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 747 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 178 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 145 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 124 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 83 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 81 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 73 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 510 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 374 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 81 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 483 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 170 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 123 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 92 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 64 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 250 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 143 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 107 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 191 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKNingbo30kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences56%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences11%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7,79126.3%
    2. Materials Science2,6539.0%
    3. Computer Science2,2097.5%
    4. Environmental Science1,3904.7%
    5. Chemistry7372.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy6452.2%
    7. Energy5311.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences2881.0%
    9. Mathematics2620.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering2200.7%
  2. Health Sciences5,13117.3%
    1. Medicine4,73516.0%
    2. Health Professions2080.7%
    3. Nursing1400.5%
    4. Dentistry390.1%
    5. Veterinary90.0%
  3. Life Sciences4,50815.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2,3187.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,1063.7%
    3. Neuroscience4981.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology4911.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics950.3%
  4. Social Sciences3,25011.0%
    1. Social Sciences1,0703.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting7472.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5101.7%
    4. Psychology4831.6%
    5. Decision Sciences2500.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities1910.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ningbo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ningbo is most concentrated in Ceramics and Composites, Aquatic Science and Process Chemistry and Technology (4.2× the world share in Ceramics and Composites).

  1. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 75.3 works4.2×
  2. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 177.9 works3.9×
  3. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 37.5 works3.6×
  4. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 321.4 works3.1×
  5. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 343.2 works3.0×
  6. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 78.5 works2.9×
  7. Materials ScienceField · 2,268.9 works2.6×
  8. Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSubfield · 52.5 works2.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 971 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.47× its world share, 1,996 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.62× its world share, 414 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 417 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 81 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.98× its world share, 176 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.59× its world share, 635 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 1,921 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 247 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.92× its world share, 447 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.76× its world share, 6,717 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 1,198 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.56× its world share, 2,269 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 225 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 551 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 32 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 174 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 3,927 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 122 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 169 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 659 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 224 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 468 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 405 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 961 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science2.56×2,269 works
  2. Chemical Engineering1.98×176 works
  3. Energy1.92×447 works
  4. Engineering1.76×6,717 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.62×414 works
  6. Chemistry1.59×635 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.47×1,996 works
  8. Neuroscience1.01×417 works
  9. Nursing0.98×122 works
  10. Computer Science0.97×1,921 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.97×551 works
  12. Environmental Science0.95×1,198 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.91×224 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.90×81 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.86×468 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.81×659 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.80×971 works
  18. Medicine0.80×3,927 works
  19. Mathematics0.75×225 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.62×247 works
  21. Psychology0.52×405 works
  22. Social Sciences0.30×961 works
  23. Dentistry0.26×32 works
  24. Health Professions0.26×174 works
  25. Veterinary0.24×8 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.23×169 works

Which keywords describe research in Ningbo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Mechanical Properties, Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Cancer, Nanoparticles, Energy Storage and Nanomaterials.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning1,528▲ 1.50×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning901◆ 0.91×93 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications824▲ 2.4×35 topics
  4. Inflammation815▲ 1.29×83 topics
  5. Cancer787▲ 1.98×58 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties781▲ 2.7×38 topics
  7. Epidemiology780▼ 0.66×130 topics
  8. Nanoparticles751▲ 2.0×44 topics
  9. Nanomaterials674▲ 2.2×20 topics
  10. Neural Networks655▲ 1.43×37 topics
  11. Nanocomposites653▲ 2.8×21 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress636▲ 1.31×62 topics
  13. Environmental Impact571◆ 1.13×66 topics
  14. Energy Storage567▲ 3.0×13 topics
  15. Graphene511▲ 2.6×11 topics
  16. Catalysis484▲ 2.5×29 topics
  17. Cathode Materials457▲ 4.0×3 topics
  18. Microstructure437▲ 2.8×19 topics
  19. Metal-Organic Frameworks375▲ 3.0×6 topics
  20. Gene Expression372▲ 2.0×20 topics
  21. Aquaculture361▲ 4.8×8 topics
  22. Tissue Engineering348▲ 1.94×13 topics
  23. Biomarkers333▲ 1.61×18 topics
  24. Drug Delivery332▲ 2.0×16 topics
  25. Biosensors327▲ 2.2×12 topics
  26. Lithium-ion Batteries326▲ 2.7×4 topics
  27. Tumor Microenvironment309▲ 2.3×8 topics
  28. Rechargeable Batteries306▲ 3.9×2 topics
  29. Water Splitting299▲ 2.7×4 topics
  30. Electrocatalysis279▲ 3.3×5 topics
  31. Nanostructures270▲ 2.2×17 topics
  32. Semiconductors263▲ 3.0×5 topics
  33. Gut Microbiota259▲ 2.5×7 topics
  34. Carbon Nanotubes254▲ 2.6×8 topics
  35. Innate Immunity250▲ 2.6×11 topics
  36. Efficiency246▲ 2.8×8 topics
  37. Polymer Composites241▲ 3.0×7 topics
  38. Crystal Growth236▲ 2.9×12 topics
  39. Nanocrystals225▲ 2.9×5 topics
  40. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries186▲ 4.4×2 topics

What research is done in Ningbo?

Advancements in Battery …159Advancements in Battery Materials: 159 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…130Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 130 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 120 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 118 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 115 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 114 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 111 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…108Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 108 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 107 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer prognosis: 107 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAquatic Science2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 159 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 130 works
  3. 3 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 120 works
  4. 4 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 118 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 115 works
  6. 6 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 114 works
  7. 7 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 111 works
  8. 8 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 108 works
  9. 9 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 107 works
  10. 10 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 107 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Ningbo21.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.0% in 2016.

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